John Terry waits to hear football fate over story that will run and run

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The future of John Terry’s football career reached a watershed yesterday as two people emerged as controllers of his fate.

Fabio Capello, the England coach, was told by the Football Association that he alone should decide whether Terry would lead his team to the World Cup in June or be stripped of his captaincy. Sources at the FA suggested that an announcement would not be made before Capello returns from Italy on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Vanessa Perroncel, the lingerie model with whom Terry is alleged to have had an extramarital affair, learnt that media outlets were bidding up to £250,000 for